Raid girl plunges to her death

AN 18-year-old girl plunged 18 floors to her death from a tower block yesterday as police arrived to take her back to prison.

Witnesses told of “shouting and bawling” moments before the teenager fell []

Witnesses told of “shouting and bawling” moments before the teenager fell from the bedroom window of the high-rise block.

Detectives were trying to piece together exactly what happened. It is not clear whether the girl jumped deliberately, fell by accident or was trying to escape. The tragedy happened at Hastings House, Woolwich, south London, shortly after officers arrived around 9.30am yesterday.

Two plain-clothes officers from Bromley police station were allowed into the premises and our initial investigations show that she was in a room on her own when she tragically fell to her death.

Commander David Zinzan

Commander David Zinzan said: “Two plain-clothes officers from Bromley police station were allowed into the premises and our initial investigations show that she was in a room on her own when she tragically fell to her death.”

The Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission are investigating the matter.

A young man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assisting an offender.